2023 Most Popular Law Schools
Finding the Best Law School for You
In 2020-2021, 36,216 people earned a degree or certificate in law, making the major the #28 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 210 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Law Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Law
Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for law students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the United States. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the United States. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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American University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Fordham University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average amount in student loans that law majors at UT Austin take out is $19,500.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #10 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
Brooklyn Law School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Miami landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Suffolk University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
Yeshiva University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools list. Mitchell Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #19, New York Law School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Loyola Marymount University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Northwestern University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
With a ranking of #22, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
University of California - Hastings College of Law did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #23 on the list. UC Hastings is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
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With a ranking of #24, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
With a ranking of #25, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Law Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Law Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Stetson University | DeLand, FL |
| 33 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 34 | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| 35 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 36 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 37 | St John’s University - New York | Queens, NY |
| 37 | Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
| 39 | Rutgers University - Newark | Newark, NJ |
| 40 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 40 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 40 | University of Denver | Denver, CO |
Law by Region
View the Most Popular Law Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
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| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Majors Related to Law
One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Law
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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